Chris with Galina Vale at Flixton House

He has been writing music for over 35 years, and includes over 120 songs in the singer/ songwriter mode, 2 rock musicals 'Stag' and 'Marilyn' (the title subsequently changed to 'Replays'), many piano solo works and most importantly of all, his acclaimed classical pieces listed below, some of which have been published.







Title Description Publisher Year
Summer Days (Review) A Set of three pieces for solo guitar Daminus 1973
Sonata for solo guitar in 3 movements Daminus 1974
Intermezzo for solo guitar Daminus 1974
A Fireside Scene for solo guitar Daminus 1974
Chiaroscuro A Suite in 4 movements for solo guitar       - 1980
Chiaroscuro: for 2 guitars for 2 guitars Lathkill 1985
Suite for the 10-course
Renaissance Lute
in 6 movements       - 1985
Sonatina for 2 guitars (Review) in 3 movements Lathkill 1986
A Woodland Arabesque (Review) for solo guitar Daminus 1989
Fantasy - Sketches Set 1 (Review) 24 pieces for solo guitar in all the keys Les Productions D'Oz 1992
Suite for the Guitar in 6 movements
(an arrangement of the Lute piece)
Daminus 1994
Jessica (Review) for solo guitar Lathkill 1995
Partita for Flute and guitar (Review) in 4 movements Les Productions D'Oz
A Garland of Grainger 3 pieces for solo guitar Daminus 1997
Lifedance (Review) for 3 guitars Lathkill 1997
Fantasy - Sketches Set Two 24 pieces for two guitars Daminus 1997
Pastorale and Dance for Flute, Viola and Guitar Daminus 1998
Three Nightcaps (Review) 3 lullabies for solo guitar Les Productions D'Oz 1999
A Waltz - Trilogy (Review) in 3 movements for 2 guitars Lathkill 1999
A Peace for all Children (Review) for Flute and Guitar Les Productions D'Oz 2000
A Dance Rhapsody (Review) for solo Guitar Les Productions D'Oz 2000
Jessica (Review) for 2 guitars Lathkill 2000
Sonatina (Review) in 3 movements for tuned
percussion and guitar
Daminus 2001
An English Idyll for guitar orchestra Daminus 2001
Homage to Ravel (Review) (subsequently 2nd movement
of Sonatina see below)
      - 2001
Blues for Alison for Solo Flute       - 2001
Quintet in 5 movements for 2 Guitars, Flute, Viola and Cello Daminus 2002
Introduction and Allegro for Bayan and Guitar       - 2003
Sonatina in Homage to Ravel (Review) in 3 movements Berben 2004
From Darkness Into Light (Review) in 2 movements for solo guitar Daminus 2005
A Fantasy On Shenandoah (Video - 10.8MB) for solo guitar Daminus 2005
Variations on 'She Moved
Through the Fair'
for solo guitar Daminus 2006
On the Bass-Line A Suite in 4 movements for 6-string electric bass guitar       - 2007
A Moment Alone for solo guitar       - 2007
Three Pieces in folk style for solo guiar       - 2008
Long Ago and Far Away Three fairy tales for solo guitar       - 2009

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As is mentioned on the Biography page, a number of Chris' pieces have been performed by some extremely notable guitarists. Details of performances are listed below.
Alison Back and Paul Gregory performing 'Partita in Four Movements for Flute and Guitar'
Title Performer Premiere
A Garland of Grainger Paul Gregory 6th May 1997
2 of 24 Fantasy Sketches Galina Vale 14th January 1998
Summer Days Galina Vale 14th January 1998
Jessica Shuko Shibata 30th April 1998
Lifedance for Three Guitars Triptico 13th May 1998
Pastorale and Dance
for Flute, Viola and Guitar
In Company 9th June 1999
A Woodland Arabesque Scott Bradley 11th September 1999
Partita in Four Movements
for Flute and Guitar
Alison Back / Paul Gregory 14th November 1999
A Waltz - Trilogy for Two Guitars The Guitar Duo (Paul Gregory / Alison Parratt)
The z.o.o. Duo (Marion Schaap / Peter Constant)
5th April 2000
A Peace for all Children
for Flute and Guitar
Alison Back and Paul Gregory 31st July 2000
Jessica (for two guitars) The Guitar Duo (Paul Gregory / Alison Parratt) 2001
An English Idyll for Guitar Orchestra Peter Rueffer Guitar Orchestra and
Cambridge Guitar Orchestra
August 2001
Blues for Alison Alison Back 4th September 2001
A Dance Rhapsody Scott Bradley 24th November 2001
Sonatina for tuned
percussion and guitar
Craig Ogden / Paul Tanner 18th November 2001
Sonatina in homage to Ravel Paul Gregory, Fairfield Halls Croydon 4th May 2004
A Fantasy On Shenandoah Paul Gregory 23rd May 2008

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